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Basic Ballet Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the following foot position

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

2.

Identify the following foot position

a)

3rd

b)

1st

c)

4th

d)

5th

3.

Identify the arm position

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

4.

Identify the following arm position

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

5.

True or False: This is 5th position

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Plié Means

a)

To stretch

b)

To Bend

c)

To Rise

d)

To Squat

7.

The following is a picture of What ballet movement

a)

Pirouette

b)

Passé

c)

Plié

d)

Port de Bra

8.

Rond De Jambe translates to means

a)

Round of the leg

b)

Circular Movement of the leg

c)

Round of the foot

d)

Round of the hip

9.

True of False- Degagé means disengaging movement

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Carriage of the arms is the English translation for which ballet term?

a)

Port de Bra

b)

Pirouette

c)

Pas de Bourre

d)

Passé

11.

True or False: When performing a Sauté you must start in an plié, straighten your legs and point your feet in the air, then land with straight legs

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Identify and define the following movement

a)

Developpé- to unfold

b)

Enveloppé- to fold

c)

Grand Battement- Large beating movement

d)

Grand Jeté- large throwing step

13.

Demi means

a)

Bend

b)

Half

c)

Large

d)

Tiny

14.

En dehor/En dedan are two ways to perform what movement

a)

Passé

b)

Rond de Jamb

c)

Developpé

d)

Grand Battement

15.

When performing a pirouette, a dance should

1. rond De Jambe to 5th position

2. Plie

3. Push the body around with the leg in a passé

a)

True

b)

False